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The most beautiful bay in the world, offers us the magnificence of a unique ecosystem that prevails over everything.
By Karina Macías Aguirre
Summer is one of the best times of the year to rest. It gives us the opportunity to take a breather, rest and return with renewed energy to our school and work activities. This season gives us intense sunny days that allow us to take on an enviable skin color, but also rain that refreshes and magnifies what characterizes us as a destination: exotic vegetation.
Well, we are about to say goodbye to summer at the end of August. So before that happens, it's important that you don't miss out on those unmissable details that make our bay the most beautiful in the world.
Mountain, sea and the ideal climate
Banderas Bay is a place that has many things to discover, its vegetation invites us every summer to lose ourselves in the intense green. And there are plenty of reasons, for many this bay is classified as one of those with the greatest bio-diversity on the planet with a very important representation of species within the American continent. In addition to being recognized as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.
Due to latitude and altitude, our bay has a generous climate and is sought after by hundreds of thousands of tourists who come every year, as is the case of our Canadian and North American friends and of course our countrymen from different parts of Mexico.
generous climate
With a temperature that oscillates between 18 and 35 degrees Celsius (64° – 69.8°F) during the year, Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit have become a beach destination in high demand in the world. We enjoy incredible temperatures, unlike other states or beach destinations in Mexico. And it is that we generally have sun most of the day, which allows us to enjoy the beach with water activities, and rain in the afternoon or night, which refreshes our rest day.
water of life
Water is a blessing to all without exception. In our Bay of Banderas during the summer, the "aguita de la vida" gives us the gift that is in charge of washing our Sierra Madre and filling it with life. In addition to the fact that the rain refreshes us enough to reconcile a deep and restful sleep.
But the rain not only brings us life and health, the little water of life is also present in the bowels of our mountain, with its wonderful seasonal waterfalls that give us another landscape worth remembering. Even within the city! Just look in detail at some parts of our colonies and if you're lucky you could appreciate some, like the ones that are done before or after reaching the tunnel through the bypass.
And what to say about the waterfalls of Yelapa, Quimixto or even at the source of the Cuale river that leave us breathless. Without forgetting to mention that the rivers of the region such as Cuale or Palo María, fill their cause to refresh our walks in another way. The waterfalls of the bay deserve an article especially for them that we will be sharing soon...
Electrical storms, a spectacle like no other
The rainy season presents us with another scenario that cannot go unnoticed: electrical storms. It is known that the vegetation attracts water, therefore in this area the presence of lightning and sparks is very marked, which draw true works of art in the sky. Another show that we cannot miss in summer.
If you are lucky and you are lucky enough to enjoy the rain when the sun is about to go down, nature is in charge of giving us a dream rainbow, which compete to steal the glances of the unrepeatable sunsets, which further frame the beauty of our bay.
A postcard to remember full of color
Finally we can say that this time is wonderful to enjoy the Mexican Pacific. If you are one of the people who likes to fill your eyes with green, like me, this tourist destination captivates you... Its exuberant vegetation shows you an unimaginable range of greens, which contrast with the silver gray of the sky when it is about to rain, or with the turquoise blue of its beaches on sunny days.
As a tourist, we are always looking for something different, that attracts us and that generates a moment of satisfaction. That he leaves us a beautiful and even exotic memory in our travel bag, like the vegetation that surrounds us in this part of Mexico.
Summers in Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit always have something to surprise us. From simple everyday details to shows that become real postcards to remember. The beauty of these details that we can appreciate at this time of year, manage to captivate and inspire us all. Like our photographer Juan Francisco Contreras that he gives us in this installment.
Don't miss his work on www.juanfraplanet.com You're going to love it!
